Features
- A must-have for safely observing the sun without damaging your eyes
- Optical glass filter fits snugly over your telescope's aperture to block 99.9% of incoming sunlight
- Glass elements are machine-polished and triple-coated with nickel-chromium stainless steel
- Filter is mounted in an aluminum cell and supplied with foam tape liner
- Fits Orion SkyQuest XT8, Atlas 8 and SkyView Pro 8
Who said you have to be in the dark to do astronomy! Turning your telescope to the Sun is fun and educational. Watch the march of giant sunspots, the clouds of glowing vapor in the photosphere, and solar "granulation" detail. But be sure to protect your precious vision with a safe Orion solar filter! Looking at the Sun without one, even for an instant, can permanently damage your eyes.
Superior to Mylar
These full-aperture optical glass filters deliver superb views of the Sun, without risk to your eyes. While more expensive than Mylar filters, Orion solar filters provide better contrast, a more natural yellow-orange—color rather than blue—and are more durable. They're ideal for photographing the Sun too.
The glass elements are machine-polished and triple-coated with an advanced nickel-chromium stainless steel alloy for a scratch-resistant surface. The filter passes only a fraction of the incoming light, rejecting harmful ultraviolet and infrared radiation.
Each Orion filter is mounted in an aluminum cell that slide-fits over the front of your telescope. Size shown in the chart below is the ideal diameter of front of telescope; filter will fit diameters up to 1/4" smaller with foam tape liner supplied.
| Solar Filter for Telescopes Reference Guide | ||
|---|---|---|
| Item # | Size | Fits |
| 07745 | 3.68" | Orion Observer 60 Altazimuth Refractor Telescope |
| 07733 | 4.10" | Orion ShortTube 80 Refractor Telescope, Orion Observer 70 Altazimuth and Equatorial Telescopes, Orion AstroView 80 and 90 Equatorial Refractor Telescopes, Orion Explorer 80 and 90 Altazimuth Refractor Telescopes, Orion Express 80 Refractor Telescope, Orion 90mm Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescopes, Meade ETX-90 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope, Orion EON 72mm ED Apochromatic Refractor Telescope, Orion StarSeeker 80 Computerized GoTo Refractor Telescope |
| 07730 | 4.30" | Orion Transporter 70mm Min-EQ Refractor Telescope, Orion GoScope 70 Backpack Refractor Telescope, Orion EON 80mm ED Apochromatic Refractor Telescope |
| 07798 | 4.57" | Orion 102mm Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope, Orion AstroView 100 Equatorial Refractor Telescope, Orion SkyView Pro 100 Refractor Telescope, Orion 80ED and 100ED Refractor Telescopes, Celestron and Orion StarSeeker 100 Computerized GoTo Refractor Telescopes |
| 07710 | 5.81" | Orion AstroView 120 and 120ST, SkyView Pro 120, StarBlast, ED 120, Orion StarMax 127, SkyView Pro 127, Apex 127, Orion ShortTube 4.5, SkyQuest XT4.5, StarBlast EQ, Celestron and Orion StarSeeker 114mm Computerized GoTo Reflector Telescopes |
| 07737 | 6.58" | Orion SpaceProbe 130 and 130ST Equatorial Reflector Telescopes, Celestron and Orion StarSeeker 130mm Computerized GoTo Reflector Telescopes |
| 07723 | 7.17" | Orion SkyQuest XT6 Classic and IntelliScope Dobsonian Telescopes, Orion AstroView 6 Equatorial Telescope, Orion StarBlast 6 and 6i Mini-Dobsonian Telescopes |
| 07781 | 7.52" | Orion SkyView Pro 150 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope |
| 07744 | 8.50" | Orion 180mm Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescopes |
| 07722 | 9.25" | Orion SkyQuest XT8 Classic, IntelliScope, and Build-A-Scope Dobsonian Telescopes, Orion SkyView Pro 8 Equatorial and Computerized GoTo Reflector Telescopes, 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes |
| 07782 | 10.56" | Orion 9.25" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes |
| 07715 | 11.63" | 10" Schimidt-Cassegrain Telescopes |
| 07790 | 12.13" | Orion SkyQuest XT10 Classic, IntelliScope, and Build-A-Scope Dobsonian Telescopes, Orion Atlas 10 Reflector Telescopes |
| 07783 | 12.31" | 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes |
| 07725 | 14.21" | Orion SkyQuest XT12 Classic and IntelliScope Dobsonian Telescopes (off-axis 4" filter), Orion SkyQuest XX12i IntelliScope Truss-Tube Dobsonian Telescope |
Please note this product was not designed or intended by the manufacturer for use by a child 12 years of age or younger.
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Included Items
Included Items:
Orion solar filter for SkyQuest XT8Shim pack
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